Coking apparatus



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Patented Aug. 1, 1933 'PATENT OFFICE COKING APPARATUS Nils Albin Olsson, Bellevue, and Chauncey P.

Fulier, Pittsburgh, Pa.,

assgnors to The ,Koppers Company of Delaware, a Corporation of Delaware Application November `20, 1929 Serial No. 408,660

7 Claims. (Cl. 202 1 51) Our invention relates to coking' apparatus` and particularly to reversing valves for controlling the flow of combustible media to coking retort ovens and the flow of wa'ste gases therefrom and to mechanisms 'for controlling the various valves in proper sequence to reverse the flow of heating gases within the walls of a coke-oven battery.

An object of our invention is to provide simple and improved mechanisms for Operating the reversing valves of coking retort ovens whereby the reversing mechanism 'may be materially simplified. I v v A further object of our invention is to provide mechanism for Operating the reversing valves of e cokingretort ovens that is of such character that a single reciprocating member may be employed to control the several air, gas and waste gas valves of a cokeoven battery.

A still further object of our invention is to provide' valve mechanism` of improved design wherejimparted to the actuating mechanism 'therefor -gradually and smoothly and without Shock."

j Ithas been standard practiceheretofore, in the construction and operation of coking retort ovens, to provide suitable valves for controlling the introduction of producer 'gas and air for 'underp firing the coke' ovens of `a battery. suitable valves have also been provided for controlling the fiow of waste gass fromthe outfiow regenerators to the stack.

j It has been'necessary to reverse these valves in i proper sequence by means of. two reciprocating i members in the form ofrodsyor cables having reciprocating motions of different character. It

has been necessary to provide reversing mecha 'nism for Operating the rods that was of` a fairly complex nature by reason of theoperating. char:

acteristics required of the rods. i

In accordance with th present invention, the

ducer gas are controlled by a single reciprocating and" to" which all of the various valves may be ;15 connected.

V The valves are connected to 'the single reciprocating rod in such manner that they are caused to operate in proper'sequence to'reverse'the direction of flow of gases throughoutthe battery. i The valve mechanism has been so designed as to very'materially reduce Operating friction and to provide smooth action. The operatingload' is imparted. to the actuating rod and the reversing tmechanism therefor gradually and without shock whereby the Operating charaot eristics of the envarious valves of a coke-oven battery using protire reversing mechanism 'have been materially improved. i

The details of our invention will be described in connection' with the' accompanying drawin'gs, in which e v Figure 1 is a view taken online 1-1 of Fig. 19 in transverse vertical section 'of a portion of acok'eoven battery with our invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a plan View oi a portion of the apparatus of our'invention for controlling the supply of combustible media to and wastegases 'from a coke-oven battery, the reciprocating rod being omitted'; i I

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the apparatus of Fig. 2, a portion of the reciprocating rod appearing in this view;

Fig. 4 isa vertical section'al view of one of the valve mechanisms takenon lin'e IV -I V of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective View, partially insection, of a clutch shown in Fig. 4.

Figs. 6 and 7 are plan views of valve mechanisms for operation in connection with'p'roducer gas as a fuel; v

' Figs. 8 and 9 are similar views of similarapparatus v v 'Figs- 10 and `11 are vertical' sectional views apparatus of Figs.` 8 and 9, respectively;

Figs.` 14 and 15 are plan views ofadditional "forms of apparatus enbodying our invention;

Figs. 16 and 17 are end elevational views bf the, apparatus of Figs'. 14 and 15, respectively; and

Fig; 18 isan expandedperspective View of the apparatus of Fig. 17, 'parts being' broken away;

- 'F ig. 19 is a longitudinal Vertical cross-sectional View of 'the coking retort oven battery embodying our invention.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 19, a 'coke-, "9 oven battery 1 comprises a 'foundation 2,`a side wall 3 and a roof i. A series of crosswise regenerators 5 extends above the'foundation {2 and' a series of oven chambers 6 that extend across the `battery is separated from the regen'erators by a floor '1. The regenerato'rs 5 areconnected to the usual vertical 'flues 6'` of'heating walls 7' that alternate with 'the oven chambers 6.

The b attery is provided with a heating system therefor comprising a producer gas main 9 that `is adapted to be connectedto each of certain of the regenerators 5 by means of a 'pipe' 10 controlled by a valve 11, the pipe 10 being connected to a reversing box 12 that is connected to the sole flue 13 'of the regenerat'or. The" all o !:the` reversing boxes12 are used to-supply battery 1 is also provided with a coke-oven gas i indicatedby A, which separate the waste gas "regenerators from the gas regenerators, the latter main 15 for supplying the heating walls with fuel 'gas when it is so desired.

Products ,ofidistillation are removed from the oven chambers'fi bymeans of offtake openings' 16 and ascension `pipes"17 that are connected to a collecting main 18. Products of combustion orwaste gases are removed through the regenerators 5, sole flues 13 and corresponding reversing boxes that are connected to a Waste gas main 19. p i

A portion of the system of reversing boxes and the controlling mechanisins thereor is shown in on a stationary shaft 38. In the case of the reversing boxes 12, each lever 36 is provided with a clutch 39, the details of which are shown in enlarged perspective in Fig. 5.

i bar 43 is not syinmetrical with respect to the will be noted that the waste gas regenerators) indicated by WG are adjacentto airregenerators being indicated by G. This relation of the regenthe flow of waste gases therefrom; Upon reversal,

. erators.

the air regenerators and the gas regenerators beerators is maintained ,in each direction of flow of r ;the combustible media to the regenerators and come wastegas regenerators while the waste gas lever 36 and producergas valve 22 remains closed.

regenerators to which reversing boxes 21 are connected become air regenerators and the central pair of waste gas regenerators to which the reversing boxes 12 are connected become' gas regen- When' producer gas is used as-tauel, air is 'supplied only .through one memberof each pair oflreversing boxes21, the air inlets or dampe's of the reversing boxes 12 being clamped in their However, when coke-oven gas is used as a fuel,

air, or control the outfiow of waste gases, as the case may be, in the same manner as thereversvalves are not operated. y v i Reference may nowibe had to Figs. 4, 6 and 7, in each ofwhich a reversing box-12 and certain lngn bo'xes 21-, in which case the producer gas oflt e parts connected thereto areshown in enlarged detaiL Aproducer; gasvalve 22 for controlling; the -connections, between the, reversing box 12 and 'the producergas main `9 'is mounted-- 'by a flexible connecter 24 from a quadrant25.

ing regenerator' and .the-waste gas main '19 is A waste gas valve 27 which controls the connection between the sole fiue -1'3 of the correspondmountedon airelatively long slidable plunger 128 ka quadrant 30.

,onafreely slidable plunger' 23 thatis Suspended spindle 40. Normally the bar 43 is retained between shoulders 44 on the lever 36 by the force of the spring 42. i

When the clutch bar 43 is in its operative position in which it is illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, its longer endengages a horn-like projection 44 on a cam 45 that is loosely mounted on the stationary shaft-38 to cause the cam 45 to rotate a second cam 46 thatis connected to the quadrant 25, the cam 46 and quadrant 25 being loosely mounted on a shaft 47. In this position of the clutch bar 43, the lever 36 controls the operation of the producer gas valve 22 and the waste gas valve 27. The lever 36 does not affect the positions of the air dampers 32.

When the clutch bar 43 is in a second operative position 180 from that previousiy described, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, its longer end engages a cam 49 which, in turn', operates a cam 50 that' is rigidly connected to theshaft 34 for controlling the air valve 32. In this position of the clutch bar, the cams 45 and 46 and the quadrant 25 remain stationary during the operation of the Thus, it will be noted that the clutch 39 detarmines by the position of its clutch bar 43 whether the reversing box 12 Supplies air or producer gas to its corresponding regenerator.

and is loosely mounted on the shaft 38 is in con-v 'stant engage nent with a cam 52 which is operatively' connected to the madrant 30 for controlling the waste gas valve 27. v

It will be noted, from an inspection of Figs. 2,

i3, 6, 7, 8 and 9, thatcertain of the reversing boxes 12 are assenbled in what may be termed a tight-handassemblv while others are arranged in alert-hand assembly whereby similar movey ;ments of their Operating 1evers36 produce opposite efiects upon the corresponding valves. For

example,-it' may be noted that in the reversing box l2 at theextreme right in Figs. 2 and 3, the

producer gas valve 22 is open while the producer gas valve 22 of 'the right center reversing box 12 'in the same figures isclosed, although the operating levers 36 occupy similar positions. The same efiect upon the-positions of the waste gas valves 27 and the airvalvesordampers 32 is produced by the inverse relation of parts in the respective` right-hand and left-hand assemblies.

, The :operating mechanism for each of the rer flexible connector 29 from Versing boxes 21 is somewhatsimilar to that described for the reversing boxes '12 except that in eachbox 21 the Operating mechanism for the `producer gas valve 22 and its connected parts is omitted since theseboxes are adapted only for The several valves of each of the reversing-boxes 12. and' 21 are controlled by' an -Operating lever i 36, all of the leversbeing rocked by a single cable or red 37 thatiisr'eciprocated by the usualtimecontrolled .reversing mechanism' of the battery.

Ea h of the p a ing v r 36 is lo s y mount d the control of air infiow andwaste gas outfiow. Accordingly, the' Operating levers'36 of the boxes 21 are not provided with a clutch mechanism 39 I noted that in the case o i the pair of reversing boxes 21in Figs. 2 and 3, they are assembled in y inverse relaton in order that one of them may admitair to, whle the other pernits'waste gases to fiow from, the respective 'regenerators while the Operating levers 36 are in similarpositions.

Reference may now be had to Figsg` 14 to 18,' inelusive; in which the details of the reversing boxes 21 are illustrated. Similar reference nu- Each lever 36 of the ,reversing boxes 21 a is connected to a'double cam iwhichcoacts with the cams'oand 52 that respectively control the air'damper32 and the 'waste gas valve 27; When j thelever' 36 is actuated to the right, as' 'viewedjin gas valve 27 is opened. Movement of the lever Figi 18, the air damper^ 32 is closed and the waste 36 to the left reversesthe positions of the air damper 32 and theiwaste'gas Valve '27.

As in the case of the reversing boxes 12, the

reve rsing'boxes 21 are provided inpairs, in which the parts are in inverse relationin order that thelevers 36, when in similar positions, may produce opposite effectsupon the positions of the air damper 32 and the waste gasvalve 27. These respective arrangements are illustrated in'Figs.

14 and l5 and the corresponding views l and i 17. It will be noted, for example, that in Fig.

lthe air damper 32 is open'whilethe air jdamper 32' inFig. l5"is closed, althoughthe levers 36 of the pair. ,ofreversing boxes are in corresponding positions. I

`In the operation of a coke-oven battery em i ploying reversing boxes constructed in accordance' with our invention`,wit may be assumed that the' several reversing boxes shown in'Figs. 2 and 3 -are arranged tocsupply gasfand air as indicated 'by legends 'G and A' respectively, to the corresponding regenerators and ,that the revrs ing boxesindicated by the'legend WG' arejara ranged to ermit the discharge of waste gases from, the regenerators to which they are respectively, .connected.` `Toreverse "thei flow of gases throughout the'battery, the cable' 37 isjactuated to the left, *as Viewed in'Figs 2 and &and all of the levers 36 are actuatedto produce changes in the positiens of the various valves in accordance g with the arrangement of the various connections` thereto, as will be described.

In the case of the reversing boxes 2l which previously supplied air, the cam 54: operates to permit the closure of the air damper 32 and, in proper sequencato openthe valve 27 to permit the outflow of waste gases. Thereversing boxes 21' which prevously were arranged to transmit waste gases are operated by the cam 54 to close the waste gas valves 27 and to open the air dampers 32 in proper sequence.

When producer gas is used as a fuel, as is assumed in the present case, half of the reversing boxes 12 are arranged to permit the outflow of waste gases in one direction of flow in the battery and the other halfof the reversing boxes 12 are arranged to supply producer gas, the clutch bars 43 being arranged as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 to connect the corresponding levers 36 to the 'cam 45 for controlling the quadrant 25 connected to the producer gas valves 22. Thecam 49 for controlling the mechanism connected to the air dampers 32 is not connected to the lever 36 and the air dampers are 'permitted to remain stationthe reversing boxes 12 which weretransmitting waste gas become gas boxes by the operationaof` the cam mechanism to permit the waste gas valves 27' to close by gravity andto 'actuate theproducer gas valves 22' to their upper" or openfpositions. 'The -reversing boxes 12 which have beensupplying producer gas are'operated through the cor-- responding cam mechanisms to permit the gas v valves 22-to' close b gas valves 27.'`

gravity and to open the waste The various boxes 12 and`2l inthe typical section shown` in Figs. 2 and 3 now'have the funcv tions indicated bythe legends in dotted' lines;

The succeeding reversal of the cabie 37 will cause all of 'the boxes to change their operationto Lthat indicated by the legends insolid lines, as'previously described.

When coke-oven gas is used as a fuel for underfiring the ovens of the battery, the functions of sary for them to' supply air instead' of produc'er gas; Accordingly, the clutch bar 43 is rotated `18O` to disconnect the levers 86 from the' cams 45 'and to connectthem to the cams 49 Whereby the levers 36 'control the operation of' the air the reversing boxes 21 will remainthe same and' 'n'o 'change is necessary therein; In *the case of the reversing boxes 12," however, it will be necesin the' batterywhilethose marked A and Gwill alltransmit' air. Upon reversalof thecable 37, the waste 'gas boxes .transm'it air` while the *air boxes change to waste gas boxes.

In-the operationof the several reversing boxes -12, the cam mechanisms are so arranged 'that the gas'valves are always closed before the waste gas valves begin to open and the gas Valves'do not beginto operuntil thewaste 'gas valves are fully closed.

The waste gas valves and the'air valves of -the several boxes 12 and 21 are, however; soarranged the' other set of valves has been opened toa certain degree. This arrangement is employed because it is undesirable to subject the battery to the draft of the stack, which would tend to create a vacuum if either. all of the air valvesor all of the waste gas valves were entirely closed, since they are connected through the interior passageways of the battery.

It will be appreciated that, by means of the arrangements for controlling the'several valves for admitting air and fuel gas and for controlling the discharge of 'waste gas, a simple and efficient means has been providedwhereby all of the valves for controlling the heatingsystem of a battery 'may be controlled 'by a single recip'ocating device. The provision of right-hand and left-hand assemblies of the several reversing boxes insures that the same movement of the controlling levers will produce opposite effects upon the boxes controlled by them whereby' similar 'eversing boxes operate successively in the two phases of the re- Versing cycle. i

Our invention has materiallyf simplified the mechanism heretofore employed in controlling the that their "open positions overlap somewhat Whereby the one set of valveswill not 'close until sequenceof theseveral valves is assured because they are all connected to the sameactuating cable.

;We haveeliminated themore or less complicated interlocks that have been necessaryheretofore i :when two cables were employed,

, `Explo sions have occurred in coke-oven stfi c taxes because o the breakage of one cable and the operation of theothercable with the result that airand gas wereg permitted to form an ex plosive mixture outside of the combustiongfiues.

; ample,. as might caused 'by the breakage of one of a plurality of actuating rods or cables.

The arrangement ;of the cams I insures, also, that the ,valves ;of any' reversing box operate in proper seguencewithrespect to each other and I I H A Valve fo each passageway; anoscllatable lever,

a shaft oscillatable with said leve:` and means for selectively. connecting said'shaft to the one or` the other of said valves.

alsowithrespect to the valves of other reversing boxes.

Our arrangement possesses the frther advantage that the f'ietion and, ac cording1y, the power required to operate'the various valve mechanisms has been materiaily reduced bythe provision of coms whiohroll upon each other without relative movement of their engaging surfaces.

, 'I 'he foregoing and: other advantages will be apparent to those skilled the art r elating to.

ducting ai' and fuel gas to .and waste gases from r said structure and comprising reversing boxes for controlling thesupply ot combustible media to? said structureand the discharge of waste gases therefrom each of saidrversing boxes compris-A inga valve for controll'ng the supply of fuel gas,

= a 'second -valve for controlling the supply of air e and a third valve for controllng the flow of waste tgases a controiling membe'.;connected to said' third valve and meansfo' selectively connecting said controlling member to either the fuel gas V I V t a shaft oscillatable therewith, and means for connectingsaidiever tothe valve for waste gases and valvejor the air valve.

2. Coking apparatus and regenerative combustion heating means therefor, said means comprisingarevetsing box for controlling the flow of combustib le media or waste gases g therethrough; i i and having a valve for fuel gas, a valve for airand tao 2 i i I 19209 avalve for waste gases, a controlling member connected to the waste gas valve, and a member for alternatively connecting said .controlling membez` to' thefuel gas valve or .the air valve.

3. Coking tapparatus comprising a reversing box having valves for respectively controlling theflow of fuel gas air and Waste gases, saidvalves being biased by gravity to their closed positions, means for controlling said valves comprsnga lever, cam mechanisns for'connecting said lever to said valves and a clutch fo" selectively determining the Connection of said lever to the fuel g'as heating means therefor; 'said means icomp'ising two passageways for' 'co'nveying fuel gas andair respective1y`-for eombustion in said means, a

5.'A ookeovenand regenerative combustion heating means therefor, said means comprising t two passageways fo i' c'onveying combustion media for eombustion in said means, two valves for v controlling said passageways respectively, a single oscillatab le lever, a shaft connected the eto, and means conprising a clutch for selectively con- .nectng said shaft to the one or theother of said valves'.

heating means therefor, said means comprising structure two passageways for conveying combustion media for combustion in said means, two valves for con- 'tfollingsaid passagewaysrespec'tively, a single os- ,cillatable lever, a shaft connected thereto, a memandwaste'combustion gases from, respectively,

one of the regenerators, a single' oscillatahle lever,

for selectively connecting saidshaft to the fuel gas valve (Ji-,the air valve.

NILS ALBIN OLSSON. CHAUNCEY PQFULLER. 

